Category: Vinyl

Check out some of these newly catalogued albums in our growing vinyl collection. They include the debut album by the Dunedin band Élan Vital and the Sufjan Stevens’ new project Planetarium.

Élan Vital / Shadow self
“Élan Vital comprising Renee Barrance (keyboards, vocals), Danny Brady (synths, drum machines, live mixing, vocals) and Nikolai Sim (bass) – formed in 2015 in Dunedin’s None Gallery, an undefined artist-run creative community in a former pharmaceutical factory which is also the home of Death And The Maiden. The expression Élan Vital describes the vital force or impulse of life. The music on Shadow Self seems to symbolise that life impulse in an ambiguous zone between machine and human worlds.” (adapted from amazon.co.uk)

Sufjan Stevens / Planetarium.
“2LP set. New 2017 collaborative album with his drummer James McAlister, plus Bryce Dessner (The National) and composer Nico Muhly! Songs inspired by the solar system, originally performed in 2013 for the Brooklyn Academy Of Music.” (adapted from amazon.co.uk)

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard / Murder of the universe
“‘Murder Of The Universe’ is the second of five albums from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard set for release in 2017. Broken down into 3 distinct ‘chapters’, the 21-track album is concerned with the downfall of man and the death of the planet.” (adapted from amazon.co.uk)

Arcade Fire / Everything now
“‘Everything Now’ is the 5th studio album from Arcade Fire. The thirteen track album features the lead single ‘Everything Now’ and was produced by Arcade Fire, Thomas Bangalter and Steve Mackey, with co-production by Markus Dravs.” (adapted from amazon.co.uk)